Union Army signal station, Carrollton, Louisiana: photograph
Dates
- Creation: Not before March 1863
Scope and Contents
View of a Union Army signal station, built in a tree, with a flag-carrying soldier standing on top and other men standing near the base of the tree. A sailing ship and city skyline appear in the background. This image appears in The Signal Corps, U.S.A. in the War of the Rebellion (1896), by J. Willard Brown. Attributed to Jay Dearborn Edwards.
Creator
Restrictions on access
Open for research.
Restrictions on use
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Historical Note
The Charleston Mercury of March 3, 1863 reported the building of a signal station in the top of an oak tree on the banks of the Mississippi upriver from New Orleans.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 photograph) : salted paper print on card mount ; 17 x 25 cm
Language of Materials
No linguistic content; Not applicable
Provenance
Purchase from Cowan's Auctions, Inc. in 2020.
Processing Information
Title devised by cataloger.
Source
- Cowan's Auctions, Inc. (Organization)
- Title
- Union Army Signal Station, Carrollton, Louisiana: Photograph
- Subtitle
- Not before March 1863
- Status
- Marc Only
- Author
- Noah Sheola
- Date
- 2020
- Description rules
- Rda
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository
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